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Trading Rules

Our rules have been designed to align with professional and responsible trading practices. All rules are available in the dashboard, updated in real-time and automatically checked, resulting in fast challenge and payout reviews.

Drawdown Rules

Daily Drawdown

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous trading day’s closing balance at any point.

Example

If yesterday’s closing balance was $105,000 and your daily drawdown limit is 5%, your equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day.

Max Drawdown

Two Stages: 10.0% / One Stage: 8.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of your initial trading balance.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown, equity must not fall below $90,000 at any point.

Consequences

Breaching either drawdown rule is a hard breach and results in immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Two Stages: 2.5% / One Stage: 2.0%

Risk is calculated on your initial account balance.

Example

For a $100,000 two-step account, your total risk across all instruments cannot exceed $5,000 and your risk on a single instrument cannot exceed $2,500.

Halved Risk Limits

When funded, both Total Risk and Instrument Risk are reduced by half.

Example

Total Risk 5% → 2.5% / Instrument Risk 2.5% → 1.25%.

Drawdown Protection

Risk on all positions and per instrument cannot exceed twice the remaining account balance.

Example

If only $500 is left before reaching max drawdown, maximum combined risk is $1,000.

Consequences

Breach of the cash risk rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In Challenge:, up to 2 resets available, 3rd breach = account closure

In Funded:, 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Trading Day Rules

Min. Profitable Days

Two Stages: 2 / One Stage: 3

One-Step: 3 days @ 0.5%
Two-Step: 2 days @ 0.5% per stage + before each payout

Example

A profitable day = your balance at 23:00 CET is at least 0.5% higher than the previous day. Final required day can be fast-tracked if the target is reached and trades are closed.

Consequences

You cannot progress, request payouts, or scale until MPD is met.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have an SL within 60 seconds of opening.If no SL is set, a substitute SL is automatically applied based on ATR volatility.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Challenge: substitute SL applied on 3rd strike.
Funded / Pro / Instant: 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Example

For a EURUSD BUY trade opened at 1.07500, with the current 14-day ATR of 10 pips, the stop loss will be automatically set using 35% ATR at 1.07150.

Minimum Stop Loss Removed 24th of July 2025

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Drawdown Rules

Daily Drawdown

Standard: 3.5% / Lite: 3.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous trading day’s closing balance at any point.

Example

If yesterday’s closing balance was $105,000 and your daily drawdown limit is 5%, your equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day.

Max Drawdown

Standard: 7.0% / Lite: 6.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of your initial trading balance.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown, equity must not fall below $90,000 at any point.

Consequences

Breaching either drawdown rule is a hard breach and results in immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Standard: 3.5% / Lite: 3.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Standard: 2.5% / Lite: 2.0%

Risk is calculated on your initial account balance.

Example

For a $100,000 two-step account, your total risk across all instruments cannot exceed $5,000 and your risk on a single instrument cannot exceed $2,500.

Drawdown Protection

Risk on all positions and per instrument cannot exceed twice the remaining account balance.

Example

If only $500 is left before reaching max drawdown, maximum combined risk is $1,000.

Consequences

Breach = 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Trading Day Rules

Min. Profitable Days

Standard: 0 / Lite: 5

Standard: none
Lite: 5 days @ 0.5%

Example

A profitable day = your balance at 23:00 CET is at least 0.5% higher than the previous day. Final required day can be fast-tracked if the target is reached and trades are closed.

Consequences

You cannot progress, request payouts, or scale until MPD is met.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have an SL within 60 seconds.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Funded / Pro / Instant: 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Minimum Stop Loss Removed 24th of July 2025

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Drawdown Rules

Daily Drawdown

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous trading day’s closing balance at any point.

Example

If yesterday’s closing balance was $105,000 and your daily drawdown limit is 5%, your equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day.

Max Drawdown

Two Stages: 10.0% / One Stage: 8.0%

Your equity must not fall below the specified percentage of your initial trading balance.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown, equity must not fall below $90,000 at any point.

Consequences

Breaching either drawdown rule is a hard breach and results in immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Two Stages: 3.5% / One Stage: 2.75%

Risk is calculated on your initial account balance.

Example

For a $100,000 two-step account, your total risk across all instruments cannot exceed $5,000 and your risk on a single instrument cannot exceed $2,500.

Drawdown Protection

Risk on all positions and per instrument cannot exceed twice the remaining account balance.

Example

If only $500 is left before reaching max drawdown, maximum combined risk is $1,000.

Consequences

Breach of the cash risk rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In Challenge:, up to 2 resets available, 3rd breach = account closure

In Funded:, 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Trading Day Rules

Min. Profitable Days

Two Stages: 2 / One Stage: 3

One-Step: 3 days @ 0.5%
Two-Step: 2 days @ 0.5% per stage + before each payout

Example

A profitable day = your balance at 23:00 CET is at least 0.5% higher than the previous day. Final required day can be fast-tracked if the target is reached and trades are closed.

Consequences

You cannot progress, request payouts, or scale until MPD is met.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have an SL within 60 seconds of opening.If no SL is set, a substitute SL is automatically applied based on ATR volatility.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breach of the mandatory stop loss rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In Challenge:, up to 2 resets available, 3rd breach = account closure.

In Funded:, 10% payout reduction + mandatory full withdrawal of profits.

Minimum Stop Loss Removed 24th of July 2025

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Finotive Pro Rules

Consistency Rules

Every 7 days, your weekly trade count and instrument volumes must remain within ±25% of the averages recorded during your Challenge and first 30 days of funding.

Quarterly Profit Target
Every 90 days, realised payouts + account balance must equal at least 5% of your starting balance.

Example

For an account that traded an average of 10 trades per week in total of 10 lots on Forex and 10 lots on Metals, the trader must not trade less or more than 7-12 trades per week and 7.5-12.5 lots on Forex and Metals respectively. If at the end of the week the trader has traded less or more than the specified range, the rule is breached.

Quarterly Profit Target

At the end of every 90 days, trader's total profit including realized payouts and unrealized profit/loss must add up to at least 5% of the initial account balance.

Example

For a $100,000 account that had $4,000 in payouts this quarter, the account must have at least $1,000 balance at the end of the 90-day period. If the trader has not reached the target by the end of the quarter, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breaching either rule = automatic downgrade to a standard funded account of the same size, with permanent loss of salary and 100% profit split.

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